Table of Contents¶
- Introduction
- AutoPilot Hardware
- Open hardware
- BBBMini* (Linux)
- Beagle Bone Blue (Linux)
- CUAV V5 Plus
- CUAV V5 Nano
- Drotek Pixhawk3
- F4BY
- Hex/ProfiCNC Cube Black
- Hex/ProfiCNC Cube Green
- Hex/ProfiCNC Cube Orange
- Hex/ProfiCNC Cube Purple
- Hex/ProfiCNC Cube Yellow
- mRo Pixhawk
- Specifications
- Purchase
- Pixhawk connector assignments
- Pixhawk top connectors
- Pixhawk PWM connectors for servos and ESCs and PPM-SUM in and SBUS out
- Pixhawk connector diagram
- Pixhawk connector pin assignments
- Connecting and disconnecting DF13 connectors
- Pixhawk analog input pins
- Pixhawk digital outputs and inputs (Virtual Pins 50-55)
- Powering
- See also
- mRo Pixracer
- mRo X2.1
- mRo X2.1-777
- OpenPilot Revolution
- PocketPilot* (Linux)
- TauLabs Sparky2
- Closed hardware
- Aerotenna Ocpoc-Zynq
- Emlid NAVIO2 (Linux)
- Furious FPV F-35 Lightning and Wing FC-10
- Holybro Durandal H7
- Holybro Kakute F4
- Holybro Kakute F7 AIO
- Holybro Pixhawk 4
- Holybro Pixhawk 4 Mini
- Mateksys F405-STD and variants
- Mateksys F405-Wing
- Mateksys F765-Wing
- mRo ControlZero F7
- Omnibus F4 AIO/Pro
- OmnibusNanoV6
- Omnibus F7V2
- Parrot C.H.U.C.K
- RadioLink MiniPix
- SpeedyBee F4 (this board currently is non-verified)
- VR Brain 5
- VR uBrain 5.1
- Discontinued boards
- Open hardware
- First Time Setup
- Install Ground Station Software
- Autopilot System Assembly
- Loading Firmware to Pixhawk boards
- Loading Firmware to ChibiOS-only boards
- Connect Mission Planner to AutoPilot
- Configuration
- Airframe Specific Setup Guides
- First Flight
- Center of Gravity
- Starting up and calibrating Plane
- Pre-Arm Safety Checks
- Arming Plane
- Flight Modes
- Takeoff
- Automatic Tuning
- Tuning Quickstart
- Manual Tuning
- Tuning Configuration Values for Common Airframes
- Measuring Vibration
- Transmitter based tuning
- If A Problem Arises
- Flight Features
- Advanced Configuration
- Advanced Failsafe
- Autopilot Output Mapping
- Auxiliary Functions
- CAN Bus Setup
- Compass Setup (Advanced)
- Crash Detection
- Extended Kalman Filter (EKF)
- Flight Time Recorder
- Fly-By-Wire Low Altitude Limit
- GPIOs
- Ground Control Station Only Operation
- Independent Watchdog
- Limiting Maximum Power Draw
- LUA Scripting
- Magnetic Interference
- Notification Devices (LEDs,Buzzer,etc.)
- Notch Filter Configuration
- Object Avoidance
- Parameter List (Full)
- Parameter Reset
- RC Input Channel Mapping (RCMAP)
- Sensor Position Offset Compensation
- Sensor Testing
- Serial Port to Port Passthrough
- Serial Port Configuration
- Telemetry Port Setup
- UAVCAN Setup
- UBlox GPS Configuration
- Vibration Damping
- Transmitter Based Tuning
- QuadPlane Support
- QuadPlane Overview
- Installing the Firmware
- Building a QuadPlane
- QuadPlane Frame setup
- Using different channel mappings
- Tilt-Rotors
- Tailsitters
- ESC Calibration
- Parameter Setup
- Flight Modes
- Flying a QuadPlane
- Transition
- VTOL vs Fixed-Wing Level Trim
- Assisted Fixed-Wing Flight
- Return to Launch (RTL)
- What Will Happen?
- Radio or Throttle Failsafe
- Typical Flight
- Weathervaning
- QuadPlane AUTO Missions
- Guided Mode
- Simulation
- Mission Planning
- Planning a Mission with Waypoints and Events
- Mission Command List
- Overview
- Commands supported by Plane
- Navigation commands
- MAV_CMD_NAV_WAYPOINT
- MAV_CMD_NAV_TAKEOFF
- MAV_CMD_NAV_LOITER_UNLIM
- MAV_CMD_NAV_LOITER_TURNS
- MAV_CMD_NAV_LOITER_TIME
- MAV_CMD_NAV_RETURN_TO_LAUNCH
- MAV_CMD_NAV_LAND
- MAV_CMD_NAV_CONTINUE_AND_CHANGE_ALT
- MAV_CMD_NAV_SPLINE_WAYPOINT
- MAV_CMD_NAV_GUIDED_ENABLE
- MAV_CMD_NAV_ALTITUDE_WAIT
- MAV_CMD_NAV_LOITER_TO_ALT
- MAV_CMD_DO_JUMP
- Conditional commands
- DO commands
- MAV_CMD_DO_SET_MODE
- MAV_CMD_DO_CHANGE_SPEED
- MAV_CMD_DO_SET_HOME
- MAV_CMD_DO_SET_RELAY
- MAV_CMD_DO_REPEAT_RELAY
- MAV_CMD_DO_SET_SERVO
- MAV_CMD_DO_REPEAT_SERVO
- MAV_CMD_DO_LAND_START
- MAV_CMD_DO_SET_ROI
- MAV_CMD_DO_DIGICAM_CONFIGURE
- MAV_CMD_DO_DIGICAM_CONTROL
- MAV_CMD_DO_MOUNT_CONTROL
- MAV_CMD_DO_SET_CAM_TRIGG_DIST
- MAV_CMD_DO_FENCE_ENABLE
- MAV_CMD_DO_PARACHUTE
- MAV_CMD_DO_INVERTED_FLIGHT
- MAV_CMD_DO_GRIPPER
- MAV_CMD_DO_GUIDED_LIMITS
- MAV_CMD_DO_AUTOTUNE_ENABLE
- MAV_CMD_DO_ENGINE_CONTROL
- Camera Control in Auto Missions
- Rally Points
- Geotagging Images with Mission Planner
- Terrain Following
- Logs
- Optional Hardware
- ADS-B Receiver
- Airspeed Sensor
- Battery Monitors (aka Power Modules)
- Barometer (external)
- Buzzer
- Cameras & Gimbals
- Gimbals
- Cameras with MAVLink interfaces
- Camera Control and GeoTagging
- Detail topics
- Gremsy Pixy U Gimbal
- Servo Gimbal
- SimpleBGC Gimbal Controller
- SToRM32 Gimbal Controller
- Tarot 2D Gimbal
- FLIR Vue Pro Thermal Camera
- Airpixel Entire Geotagger
- DROTAG x Geotagger
- Seagull IR Camera Trigger
- Seagull MAP2 Camera Trigger
- Seagull MAP-X2 Camera Trigger and Logger
- Seagull REC Camera Trigger
- Skysight Mono Camera Trigger
- StratosnapperV2 Camera Trigger
- Camera Trigger Directly from AUX Ports
- Camera Triggering Configuration
- Camera Triggering using CHDK
- Camera Triggering using CHDK Tutorial
- Companion Computers
- Display (Onboard)
- ESCs and Motors
- Drive Calculator Motor/Propeller Analyzer
- Fuel Flow and Level Sensors
- GPS/Compass
- Beitain BN-220 GPS / BN-880 GPS + Compass Module
- CUAV C-RTK 9P RTK Receiver
- CUAV Neo v2 Pro UAVCAN GPS
- Emlid Reach RTK Receiver
- Hex Here+ RTK Receiver
- Where to buy
- Connecting the vehicle and base station GPSs
- Installing the Drivers
- Upgrading to U-blox 1.30 Firmware
- Downloading U-centre UI and 1.30 Firmware
- Connect your HERE+ Base and Rover to Computer
- Upgrading Process
- Check current Rover/Base firmware version
- Basic operating manual
- Base module setting using Mission Planner
- Rover Module and Autopilot Setup
- Use U-centre for live data recording/replaying
- Use U-Centre for debugging/advanced configuration
- Change Base Antenna and Testing
- JDrones GPS Options
- MRo M8N Gps+Compass Module
- Swift Navigation's Piksi Multi RTK GPS Receiver
- Septentrio AsteRx-mUAS RTK GPS
- Trimble BD930 RTK GPS
- Zubax GNSS 2: GNSS + Compass + Barometer
- GPS Blending (aka Dual GPS)
- GPS – How it Works
- Grippers
- Joystick or Gamepad
- Landing Gear/ Retractable Camera Mount
- LEDs (external)
- Multiple Radio Control Receivers
- On-Screen Display (OSD)
- Optical Flow Sensor
- Power Tether
- PPM Encoder
- Rangefinders (Sonar, Lidar)
- Rangefinder Setup Overview
- Aerotenna US-D1 Radar Altimeter
- Attollo Engineering Wasp200
- Benewake TF02 / TF03
- Benewake TFmini / TFmini Plus
- Garman Lidar-Lite
- Leddar One Lidar
- LightWare SF20 / LW20 Lidar
- LightWare SF10 / SF11 Lidar
- Lightware SF02 Lidar
- Lightware SF40c (360 degree)
- Maxbotix I2C Sonar
- Maxbotix Analog Sonar
- RPLidar A2 360 degree laser scanner
- ST VL53L0X / VL53L1X Lidar
- TeraRanger One Rangefinder
- TerraRanger Tower (360 degree)
- Underwater Sonar
- Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI)
- Relay Switch
- RPM Sensor
- Safety Switch
- Servos
- Telemetry Radio
- UAVCAN Adapter Node
- Firmware
- Video
- Use-Cases and Applications
- Antenna Tracking
- Simulation
- Appendix
- Acknowledgments
- Advanced user tools (downloads)
- Tools
- Tarot Gimbal firmware
- Copter Firmware
- Rover Firmware
- 3DR PPM Encoder V3 Manual
- USB Driver for Pixhawk Boards
- 3DR-uBlox configuration file
- APM2 / Ublox passthrough
- ArduCAM OSD Config (For MinimOSD’s Firmware v2.0)
- ArduCopter APM 1.0 Firmware
- ArduCopter APM 2.x Firmware
- ArduPPM Encoder 3DR Manual v2.3.16.pdf
- ArduPPM v2.3.16 ATMega32U2 firmware for APM 2.x (recommended APM2.x)
- ArduPPM v2.3.16 ATMega328p firmware for APM1.x Copter and standalone PPM encoder.
- ArduPPM v2.3.16 ATMega328p firmware for APM1.x Plane and standalone PPM encoder.
- ArduPPM v2.3.16 ATMega32U2 firmware for APM 2.x
- MediaTek GPS firmware update and utility
- MinimOSD Firmware v2.0
- MinimOSD Firmware v2.2 (Beta) - New Flight Modes
- OpticalFlow test sketch / APM2
- PX4Flow-KLT
- USB Driver for APM 2
- License
- Safety
- Tools
- Commercial Support
- Contact Us
- Developer tools (downloads)
- Tools
- Odroid Ubuntu 14.04 hostapd
- Arduino code to test an airspeed sensor
- Arduino 1.0.3 with modifications required for ArduPilot (Mac OS X)
- ArduPilot-Arduino-1.0.3-windows.zip
- CrossTrack demo (flash version)
- Data dump of three attitude solutions
- Declination Lookup - Test EMM
- mavproxybeta1.msi
- mavproxyBetaNoNeworkTest.msi
- Serial port test program
- License
- Safety
- Tools
- Donating to ArduPilot
- Firmware (downloads)
- Glossary
- History of ArduPilot
- Partners
- Partners Program
- Ready-To-Use vehicles
- Stores
- Top Contributors
- Training Centers
- Wiki Editing Guide
- Common Airframe Builds
- High Quality Bixler 1.1 Build (APM2.x)
- Overview
- The Equipment List
- Getting Started
- Programming the ESC
- Wiring the ESC and BEC
- Setting up the Autopilot, Sensors, and Optional Equipment
- Mount the autopilot and install the wiring
- Preparing the Fuselage
- Component Placement
- Trimming the Fuselage
- Assemble the Fuselage
- COMPONENT Installation Details
- Complete The Construction
- Tuning and Flight Performance
- X-UAV MiniTalon Long Duration FPV Plane
- High Quality Bixler 1.1 Build (APM2.x)
- Release Notes
- Archived Topics
- Loading ChibiOS firmware onto Pixhawk
- NAVIO+ Overview
- APM 2.x
- PX4FMU
- PX4IO
- Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight Kit
- Open Camera Control Board
- VR Gimbal Controller (3-Axis Open Source)
- External GPS AP2.x
- GPS Module (External)
- External Compass (Magnetometer)
- Recording and Playing Back Missions
- AttoPilot Current/Voltage Sensor
- Erle-Brain2 Wiring Quick Start
- PXFmini Wiring Quick Start
- Edge Quick Start
- Migration from release 3.7 to 3.8
- Mandatory Hardware Configuration
- Normal/Elevon/VTail Mode & Reversing Servos
- Channel Output Functions
- Fixed Wing FAQ
- How do you stop a Nitro plane from cutting the engine in flight?
- How do you inhibit gyro calibration?
- Tuning is too difficult, how do I make it easier?
- How do I setup reverse throttle on a IC plane?
- What happens if an airspeed sensor fails in flight?
- Why don’t my surfaces move enough when using flaperons, elevons, or v-tail?
- How do I get a good flare in automatic landing?
- How do I reset all parameters to defaults?
- What does “Bad AHRS” mean on a ground station?
- How do I reduce throttle oscillation in auto flight?
- Why do I get small surface movements in ground tests?
- How would I setup crow flaps?
- Why do my servos jitter when on the ground?
- How is airspeed used with no airspeed sensor?
- Why does my trim change when I change modes?
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